Even with new controls, the issue is not eradicated completely, since some mostly independent compounding pharmacies have changed tactics. “Unfortunately it is a game of cat and mouse,” he says. The clamping down on topical compound creams has led some compounding pharmacies “to dispense compound kits and topical pain management patches that have unusually high costs tied to them.”

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PBMs Strike Back at Compounded Drugs, Work With Plans to Curb Excessive Pricing